Northrop Grumman on Mercury for FAA Weather Systems Processor programmeChelmsford 10 July 2001 Mercury Computer Systems will supply Northrop Grumman Corporation with its RACE systems for use in the Federal Aviation Administration's Weather Systems Processor (WSP). The WSP is a significant enhancement to the Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR-9) system produced by Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector (ES3), headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
The FAA's WSP systems represent a significant enhancement to
Northrop Grumman's ASR-9 airport surveillance radar, enabling it to
detect windshear and microburst conditions in the vicinity of major
airports. At least 38 WSP units are planned for installation at ASR-9
sites that have experienced windshear and microburst activity, and do
not have other detection systems installed.
Information gathered from WSP locations can be utilized by
organizations such as the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) to
aid in modeling and identifying future severe weather conditions. The
NSSL, located in Norman, Oklahoma, investigates all aspects of severe
weather and is one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's internationally known research laboratories.
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